19801h 28mDir. Jim Abrahams

Airplane!

Name: Airplane!
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1980-06-27
Duration: 1 h 28 min
Rating: 4
Cast: Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Leslie Nielsen, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Lloyd Bridges

“What's slower than a speeding bullet, and able to hit tall buildings at a single bound?”

Comedy

4.0 / 5.0

1 Community Logs

1st Half: 4.0 ★vs2nd Half: 4.0 ★

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An ex-fighter pilot is forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.

Starring:Robert Hays,Julie Hagerty,Leslie Nielsen,Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,Lloyd Bridges

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

Robert Hays

Ted Striker

Julie Hagerty

Elaine Dickinson

Leslie Nielsen

Dr. Rumack

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Roger Murdock

Lloyd Bridges

Steve McCroskey

Peter Graves

Capt. Clarence Oveur

Robert Stack

Captain Rex Kramer

Lorna Patterson

Randy

Jill Whelan

Lisa Davis

Ann Nelson

Hanging Lady

Jim Abrahams

Religious Zealot #6

Jonathan Banks

Gunderson

Key Production Crew

Directors

Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker

Screenplay & Writers

Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, Arthur Hailey

Cinematography

Joseph F. Biroc

Original Score

Elmer Bernstein

Producers

Jon Davison

Film Details

Budget$3,500,000

Box Office Revenue$83,453,539

Original Languageen

Production Studios

Paramount PicturesHoward W. Koch Productions

Keywords & Themes

#chicago, illinois#post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)#airplane#cataclysm#nun#guitar#alcohol#stewardess#taxi driver#passenger

Community Reviews & Logs

Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

1ST WATCHImported Log

4.0

"Captain, how soon can we land?"  "I can't tell."  "You can tell me, I'm a doctor."  "No, I mean I'm not sure."  "Can't you take a guess?"  "Well... not for another two hours."  "You can't take a guess for another ...

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